Jim Jordan Quotes

In the end, all Republicans want to make sure we don't increase taxes. That's where we differ with the Democrats.

There's no reason to raise taxes. Taxes should be lower... The problem we have is that government spends too much, not that taxes are too low.

When we were at peace, Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now there's a war, so Democrats want to raise taxes. When there was a surplus, Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now that there is a mild recession, Democrats want to raise taxes.

Obviously a Conservative government will always leave taxes lower than they have been under Labour. Those things go with the territory of the Conservative Party.

The difference between American parties is actually simple. Democrats are in favor of higher taxes to pay for greater spending, while Republicans are in favor of greater spending, for which the taxpayers will pay.

I don't know why anyone would want businesses and families and individuals nationwide to suffer. But by voting against tax reform, Democrats showed that was exactly what they stand for: less money for families and more money into Washington, D.C.

I'm not going to raise taxes; I'm not going to have a wage increase for public employees.

By keeping most tax rates at present levels, Obama and the Democrats will claim that they have championed tax cuts for the middle class.

We didn't think taxes ought to go up. They ought to go down. We didn't think the census ought to be weakened.

We should stop arguing about tax cuts in this town.

There's a lot of evidence you can sell people on tax increases if they think its an investment.

it would be nice to have low taxes, but we have to pay our bills in this country.

You can always raise taxes on the rich, but that will not solve the deficit problem.

Contrary to Mr. Trump’s claim that the United States is one of the most taxed nations, only South Korea, Chile, and Mexico, among O.E. C. D. countries, collect less in tax revenue as a share of the economy. That means that the American budget for things like prenatal care, low income housing, and worker training is simply not up to the task.

I believe that in order to sustain a governing majority, the Democratic Party has got to learn that it can govern without raising taxes.

Hillary - at the end of the day, isn't that going to be about bigger government? Isn't that going to be about more taxes?

The Democrats for the most part want to raise taxes, we don't.

It is foolish for Republicans to continue opening the door to job-killing tax hikes while Democrats refuse to explain how they propose to reform mandatory spending - mostly entitlements - that makes up almost two-thirds of the federal budget.

We sincerely believed that we don't tax too little in Washington. We spend too much.

Republicans must stop putting tax increases on the fiscal cliff negotiating table and start demanding that Democrats put forth serious proposals to reduce spending.

I see a good deal of talk from Washington about lowering taxes-I hope they do get 'em lowered enough so people can afford to pay 'em

Something got screwed up in terms of your priorities if you think it's more important to get rid of the dividend tax than it is to take care of 11 million kids.

We vetoed five income tax increases during my time as governor. We cut business taxes $2.3 billion, and we cut regulation by one-third of what my predecessor put in place.

People try to live within their income so they can afford to pay taxes to a government that can't live within its income.

Obama's plan for higher taxes and more spending is a blueprint for perpetual poverty. The last thing America needs is more of the Democrats' class warfare that has left our economy a barren landscape.